How Does One Take Seriously The Love Of God?

 

 

 

"Some slave ships really did bear the names Jesus, Angel, Grace of God. Some places of worship on the west coast of Africa were located directly above holding cells for slaves awaiting transport. While men in fresh linen bowed their heads and thanked God for his bounty, that "bounty" sat in shackles and shit below, rehearsing sufferings that would only grow immeasurably worse. How does one take seriously the love of God when it has been thoroughly -- and so often -- transformed into an engine of death?" ~ Christian Wiman - Zero At The Bone ~ ~